South-London-based six-piece Tapir! have today shared the video for “My God” and announced details of the release of their album, The Pilgrim, Their God and the King of My Decrepit Mountain, which is out on January 26, 2024 on Heavenly Recordings.

Produced and engineered by Hywel Pryer and Honeyglaze’s drummer Yuri Shibuichi, and citing a host of artists from Eiko Ishibashi to Jim O’Rourke as discrete inspirations, “My God” hints at far-out fantasies. It is the first track to be taken from the Act III EP, the final of the three acts which make up their debut album.

The stirring chorus of “My God” – ‘But don’t let it break you/There’s no complication/It’s your imagination that you’ve found again’ – ultimately sums up vocalist / guitarist Ike Gray’s guiding principles from the band’s art collective, My Life is Big to Tapir! and beyond: this all-inclusive insistence that ‘just because you’re not technically amazing at something, doesn’t mean you shouldn’t do it.’

Talking about the track, Ike said:

Written during lockdown, “My God” intends to promote persistence to carry on even when the world feels rotten. Whilst it highlights issues in the world such as commercialism, natural & man-made disasters it isn’t intended to be a criticism of religion but more so an open conversation about faith – whatever that may be for an individual. At the end of the day, we all have something we believe in to help us push through.

The track is also accompanied by a beautiful mixed-media video directed by Los Angeles based artist collective Everything Is Terrible which visually tells the tale behind the song with a mixture of found footage and playful Claymation

Tapir
With The Pilgrim, Their God and the King of My Decrepit Mountain
Heavenly Recordings
Track Listing

1. Act I (The Pilgrim)
2. On A Grassy Knoll (We’ll Bow Together)
3. Swallow
4. The Nether (Face To Face)
5. Act II (Their God)
6. Broken Ark
7. Gymnopedie
8. Eidolon
9. Act III (The King of My Decrepit Mountain)
10. Untitled
11. My God
12. Mountain Song

Pre-order With The Pilgrim, Their God and the King of My Decrepit Mountain HERE